06-18-2011 05:18 UTC

Dan O'Brien Eliminated in 4th Place ($179,162)

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Level 26 : 15,000/30,000, 5,000 ante

Dan O'Brien 4th Place

Dan O'Brien opened under the gun to 60,000 and Oleksii Kovalchuk called from the big blind. The flop came {5-Diamonds} {K-Diamonds} {5-Spades} , Kovalchuk checked and O'Brien bet 70,000. Kovalchuk min-raised to 140,000 and O'Briend fired back making it 250,000. Kovalchuk moved in and O'Brien called.

O'Brien: {K-Clubs} {Q-Spades}
Kovalchuk: {8-Diamonds} {6-Diamonds}

O'Brien was ahead with the pair of kings but Kovalchuk had the flush draw. The turn came {3-Diamonds} giving Kovalchuk the flush. But O'Brien was drawing live to a king or five. The river came {9-Diamonds} and O'Brien was eliminated in 4th place.

Tags: Dan O'Brien Olekssi Kovalchuk